I first became a school governor in 1971 at my children’s school in London and until retirement in 2004 had been governor in 8 schools, CofE and state, being chair of governors on 5 occasions. 

I have run 3 playgroups, worked as a teaching aid in 3 schools, including a school for the deaf, and St Lukes, Canning Town – a very tough Dockland primary school.  As a curate I established a number of children’s clubs and have run a very considerable number of church based holiday clubs etc and I have organised children’s holidays.  I have taken collective worship and been involved in RE in schools since 1988. 

In Derby Diocese, my team had 9 primary schools, 1 secondary and 1 special school, to which I was chaplain.  I took almost daily acts of worship in one or other school and was involved in  RE in several, including the special school where I worked alongside a member of staff planning and establishing the RE syllabus in the school.  I was a member of Derby DBE and was briefly involved in RE inspection in the Diocese – briefly because of the acute pressures of other work.

I have been involved in the appointing of 5 heads, numerous deputies and other staff and seen two schools out of special measures.  I have been chair of governors at St Clements CofE since 2006.

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